Blockbuster, increasinglydepressingrentalpurveyor, has joined with Comcast for aid in the losing battle against Netflix. Their new service is called DVDs By Mail, though there's not much new about it—essentially a discounted Blockbuster Online subscription for Comcast customers.

The site's chief (and perhaps only) perk is discounted pricing for existing Comcast subscribers with a Double or Triple Play package. I logged in with my Comcast account and was greeted with a dollar off Blockbuster's most basic, one disc at a time plan ($7.99 versus $8.99). All other options were priced as they would be for a non-Comcast customer. Methinks Netflix won't lose sleep tonight. [DVDsByMail via The Consumerist]